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The Key acquires Arbor Education to become the leading provider of cloud-based MIS

Wednesday 2 December 2020: The Key, owner of primary school MIS ScholarPack, has today confirmed…

School business managers stretched to their limits as they battle to make schools COVID-19 safe

Unpaid overtime soars for school business managers (SBMs) as they take the lead on managing health and safety in schools Money worries compound the situation as more than half (57%) of those surveyed say their school budget isn't adequate to cope with the impact of…

GovernorHub joins The Key to further improve governance support

Tuesday 28th April, 2020: The Key, the leading provider of information and resources for education…

Education leaders don’t think schools should be used as polling stations

10th December, 2019: In a recent poll of The Key’s members, 69% of respondents said they thought schools should not be used as polling stations. 27% said they should be used and 4% said they…

84% of school leaders are distracted by complaints from parents

A new poll conducted by The Key uncovers the extent to which parental complaints absorb…

Trust leaders trapped in growth struggle in the quest for financial viability

Thursday 26th September, 2019: Pressure to grow in order to reach economies of scale governs trust-wide priorities, according to new research released today by The Key in partnership with Forum Strategy. When asked to identify their top priorities over the coming year, over half (53%)…

Comment: Education Unions Write to Gavin Williamson About Teacher Pay

Caroline Doherty, Head of External Relations at The Key, said: "We welcome this plea as…

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Most schools can’t afford Covid costs, survey finds – TES – October 2020

School business managers are having to work long hours to cope with the demands of…

The reality of 2020 – Education Business, September 2020

As the new academic year gets underway, Caroline Doherty, head of education strategy at The Key, reflects on how many of our 2020 education sector predictions ended up being far from reality and examines which emerging trends might be here to stay. Read more here: https://educationbusinessuk.net/features/has-2020-proved-we-should-stop-trying-predict-future

September INSET day: what to cover in your staff safeguarding update – Primary School Management, July 2020

With the coronavirus pandemic giving rise to new or intensified safeguarding challenges, Bethany Eadie from…

Support for setting up a digital education platform – Education Business, May 2020

With the Department for Education recently announcing funded set-up support for digital education platforms, Amy Cook from The Key takes a look at why schools and trusts are adopting these platforms and explains the ins…

Managing remote recruitment during the coronavirus closures – Headteacher Update, April 2020

Xavier Roeseler, Lead Content Producer at The Key, outlines how schools can adapt their current…

Coronavirus: How to organise your skeleton staffing structure – Primary School Management, March 2020

Richard Skipper, senior content editor at The Key, gives some pointers on how schools can organise their staff so that they can stay open safely for those who most need it during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here: https://www.primaryleaders.com/school-procurement/health-and-safety/coronavirus-how-to-organise-your-skeleton-staffing-structure

The year ahead in education – Education Business, January 2020

Caroline Doherty identifies some of the main developments likely to hit the sector in the…

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